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''For other people named John Platt, see John Platt.'' John Rader Platt (Jacksonville, Florida, March 25, 1918 - Boston, June 17, 1992) was an American physicist and biophysicist, professor at the University of Chicago, noted for his pioneering work on strong inference in the 1960s and his analysis of social science in the 1970s.〔Eric Pace (1992) "(John R. Platt, 74, Scientific Scholar In Many Disciplines )". Obituary in: ''New York Times'', June 23, 1992.〕 Platt received a B.A. from Northwestern University in 1936, and a PhD in physics from the University of Michigan in 1941. From 1945 to 1965 he was assistant professor at the University of Chicago. In the 1940s he supervised the PhD theses of Benjamin Drake Wright. He also taught at the Marine Biological Laboratory and at Stanford Medical School.〔 Willem L. Oltmans (1973) ''(Grenzen aan de groei (deel 1). 75 gesprekken over het rapport van de Club van Rome. )'' A.W. Bruna & Zoon, Utrecht / Antwerpen 1973. p.60. English publication: Willem L. Oltmans 1974 ''On growth'' Capricorn Books. p.51 〕 From 1965 to 1977 he was professor of physics at the University of Michigan and associate director of the Mental Health Research Institute. He was also visiting professor at Harvard, M.I.T., the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.〔 His research interests since the 1940s were in the field of molecular biophysics and biophysics, and in the 1960s shifted to philosophy of science, vision and perception, and social trends .〔 In the 1970s he participated in the Club of Rome.〔 == Publications == * 1962. ''The Excitement of Science''. Houghton Mifflin. * 1964. * 1966. ''Step to Man''. John Wiley & Sons. * 1970. ''Perception and Change: Projections for the Future'' * 1972. ''On Social Transformation.'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John R. Platt」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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